The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-31
Grand Display of the Great Lava
incidents of the Excursion, Etc.

The steamship Kinau, Captain Loren
zen, of the Wilder's Steamship Company,
ook her departure from Honolulu on the
.fternoOn of the 24th January on her usual
.ortnightIy Volcano trip. News having
reached town on the previous Saturday
mat lava flow had broken out on the
southern flank of Mauna LOa, near the
aow of 1868, the passenger list was added
% by several residents of Honolulu, but
as mainly composed of American tour
is who had come to visit the chief points
- interest on these Islands. The COM
lany was large and agreeable one. 1t
as reinforced at Hilo by an accession of
american tourists, who had gone up by
the previous boat and waited the arrival OF
the Kinau to continue their trip to the
Volcano, and if possible obtain a view of
the new flow. These excursiOnists were
unanimous in their praise of HiIo, and de
AIRED that they had been amply repaid for
cir stay at that point by the earthquake
experience during the night of the 23d. An
r.rthquake sensation was a novelty, and
s it was not included in the programme
rs the trip and cost ing it came as
lrprise to all. In truth, the shocks APP
ar to have been of unusual severity. Mr..
f. \. Arnold, who came on board at HilO,
ated that the vibration of the upper
Dry Of the Arnold House could not have
Ell less than three feet. One of the
.lests and the children were thrown out
pI
I'D furniture displaced, but no serious
mage was done. Similar experience was
ID at other houses in Hilo and through
the district. At higher elevations the
ocks we're more frequent and equally
)Ient.
Nothing of special interest occurred dur
the up trip, and although the vessel
led, those on board did not appear to be
ID lch incommoded by it. The usual stop
ges were made at Lahaina, Maalaea
Y and Maizena,, on the Island of Maui.
FIRST TOUCH OF HAWAII
IN the 18th, the Kinau arrived at MANU-
IA, Hawaii, at daybreak. The bulk of
81. passengers went ashore at MahukOna,
ich is the shipping point of the Ha-
ian Railroad Company, and had an OPP
ctunity OF inspecting the extensive store
.u 1 shipping facilities provided by the en-
prise Of Hons G.. Wilder to whose intelli-
1T foresight and energy this district owes
much. An excursion by rail to Multi,
ra Kohala terminus of the railroad was
ulstpOned to the return trip, and after
ding cargo, passengers and mail the
nau steamed along the coast to Hawai- !
., where more passengers. two valuable |
n. rses and a cow were landed. The stock |
sw lm ashore guided by men i'll the boats |
) a primitive way of handling stock, but |
hing better can be done. The smoke |
I'm the new lava flow lay low, and OBJ .
s- red the Kohala mountains, over 5000 |
1t high. Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa |
re likewise invisible from the same
laIse, nor had any reflection of the flow
been seen during the excursion thus far.
was feared that the flow had stopped to
the disappointment of all.
his is very interesting district from a
b ORIG point of view. 1t was the birth
te and home of Kamehameha, the First
-ua the theater of great events in Ha-
ian lore. There are Woheiaus, or tenn
5, close to the coast, both said to have
.een built by the founder of the Hawaiian
l narchy. who appears to have been as
citous about the temples of his gods as
was imperative about the homage due
himself. The verdure is scant around
hukona and Kawaihae, caused by lack
d rain in ordinary seasons. This season
b ) been favorable, and much worse graz
land might be found i'll other countries
and running inland a considerable dis
qr ce appeared to be at the time of our
ri- t. Algeroba seed scattered among the
ria bouIders and over the friabIe soil
uId soon terminate after rain and give
icient shade in few years to enable
grasses to resist the heat. while modi-
ng the climate by attracting moisture.
AN INTERESTING COUNTRY
Leaving this arid belt the steamers
curse lay around the Kohala, Hamakua
I'D Hilo districts TO the port OF HilO. The
4ather was charming and the sea smooth.
give his passengers good view of the
5s st line Captain Lorenzen steamed close
shore, to the great delight and satisfac-
on of all on board. Very soon after leav-
MahukOna the character of the coun-
changed. 1t was well grassed, long
tches of rich pasture land sweeping
IN gradually, in uuduIating lines, to
water. Cattle in apparently prime
iitien were grazing in large numbers.
chief consuming market being Honoia
There is almost total absence
5. The coast line up to thi mt is